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Fact-Checking Technologies Against Fake News and Disinformation: International Practices and Their Application in Uzbekistan's Online Media

Bakhodir Khasanov Firdavsiy ugli
Independent Researcher, University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
DOI Crossref DOI 10.37547/tajas/Volume08Issue05-31
tajas 2026
VOL. 8 / NO. 5 MAY
FULL TEXT PP. 215-225
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VOLUME 8
ISSUE 5
YEAR 2026
PAGES 215-225
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Abstract

The article proposes a five-layer model of fact-checking and digital verification for Uzbekistan's online media. The model positions fact-checking as a continuous newsroom function that combines monitoring, open-source investigation, deepfake verification, transparent publication and preventive media literacy.

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Fact-checking disinformation fake news

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